Don't destroy social media - Mahama tells Ghanaians

President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians not to destroy the opportunities presented by social media by using it to spread falsehood.

President John Mahama

In a Facebook post on Friday, the president stressed the benefits of social media, saying it allows people to get in touch with one another more easily, to receive and spread information, and co-ordinate among themselves without having to rely on already existing organisations.

"Through social media, we all get a voice in our democratic conversation."

President Mahama, however, pointed out that the freedom offered by social media had enabled the dissemination of falsehood by some users of the medium.

"While I do love creativity, I don’t think this is the most useful way to be creative- false realities are a waste of time and energy. Fortunately though, social media also allows some opportunity to separate the truth from the lie by giving us the chance to check the facts," he said.